Gerboldt/Enbert will not participate any competitions in 2012
Simonenko reports: Gerboldt tore a ligament when practicing throw 3 jump. They withdrew from GP and Moskvina reckons Gerboldt won't recover in time for the Russian nationals. Enbert keeps practicing. Gerboldt resumed her practices off the ice on one foot only this week. Their programmes are ready with Zhulin choreographing the SP and Averbukh the LP/

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aww that's so bad, I thought it will just take a few weeks to heal
I'm not a G/E fan but hope at least she has a quick recovery same for Sui

with them almost likely not competing also at nationals ?
I think top pairs competing to be ranked on top 7 spot will between
Volosozhar/Trankov, Kavaguti/Smirnov, Bazarova/Larionov, Stolbova/Klimov,
Davankova/Deputat, Martiusheva/Rogonov and Tarasova/Morozov

Gerboldt/Enbert will not participate any competitions in 2012
Simonenko reports: Gerboldt tore a ligament when practicing throw 3 jump. They withdrew from GP and Moskvina reckons Gerboldt won't recover in time for the Russian nationals. Enbert keeps practicing. Gerboldt resumed her practices off the ice on one foot only this week. Their programmes are ready with Zhulin choreographing the SP and Averbukh the LP/

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Considering their decline last season and sitting out this one entirely I have the impression they are pretty much done.

Thanks for all the links! Love_Skate too - a BIG Thank you!!!
R/T - This could be my favorite FD of the season. Loved the way the choreo actually reflected the music all the way through [B/S too] - this is really rare to see in Dance these days. With more practice again this could be great. Did Sphilband do this??? If so, why the hell was he hiding behind Marina all these years???!!

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Just watched them, and even though I think the program is a bit , they've clearly improved technically and they look way more ready for the season here than they did at the test skates last season. The twizzles, footwork sequences, and lifts all look more snappy and secure than last year for sure. Shpilband's work is apparent there.

That's a good example of how I think some of their strengths have actually been lost in the transition. They always had one of the lovelier dance spins becuase of the quality of her positions and the smoothness and finish of of the transitions between the positions. The positions in this one are just ok, it looks slow, and it's poorly placed in the program.

Also, wasn't there a recent rule that says FDs should not be so obtuse in concept that they need and explanation? Because this FD, especially with that ending, does.

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Well she never actually did those two positions in the same spin. Once she got the perfect Donut Kustarova went and ruined it by taking out the layback and giving her that awful biellman position that she can't hit.
And I think that the spin will look better eventually. She dropped her boot and it was probably a fluke rather than a choreographed thing.

Just watched them, and even though I think the program is a bit , they've clearly improved technically and they look way more ready for the season here than they did at the test skates last season. The twizzles, footwork sequences, and lifts all look more snappy and secure than last year for sure. Shpilband's work is apparent there.

B/S FD screams Pethukov to me. Didn't he join Zhulin's team? I see lots of Domshabs moves here and the style reminds me a lot of Pethukov's work. Anyway, the first part seems promising, but after that, as someone else pointed out already, it turns into a hot mess.
What happened to their lines, anyway??

I loved it.I was pretty dissapointed but this is what I was expecting from them.Finally.Really,who could say that B/S can explode the way they do at the second part.
It doesn't smell Petukhov to me apart from some connecting steps,but he's working in the group anyway so he may have had involvement.
I saw their lines. Is that the new "let's destroy B/S" motto for the season?
Honestly,hands off to them for going there,I honestly wish V/M would try to do something like this (who already have their titles and are not risking)

I was dissapointed by R/T.Whoever did that program lost all the imagery that the music has.It was as if you were trying to see a painting that just wasn't there.I wanted to choreograph inside the neverending crossovers.
S/Z looked more junior than last year that they were Juniors.
I like P/G and I usually don't.But Guerreiro was very expressive

I saw their lines. Is that the new "let's destroy B/S" motto for the season?
Honestly,hands off to them for going there,I honestly wish V/M would try to do something like this (who already have their titles and are not risking)

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No, no, I actually love them to bits, just can't see their lines anymore, or anything fresh in the choreo after a promising start.

aww that's so bad, I thought it will just take a few weeks to heal
I'm not a G/E fan but hope at least she has a quick recovery same for Sui

with them almost likely not competing also at nationals ?
I think top pairs competing to be ranked on top 7 spot will between
Volosozhar/Trankov, Kavaguti/Smirnov, Bazarova/Larionov, Stolbova/Klimov,
Davankova/Deputat, Martiusheva/Rogonov and Tarasova/Morozov

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I think Maisuradze with his new partner should definitely be better than Tarasova/Morozov. Tarasova/Morozov definitely have potential, but they are still juniors.

I can't believe Smirnov was able to lift Kavaguti and throw her after that jump landing, which is where he first appeared to be hurting. They looked so good until then.

Too bad about the cats program: it was, thankfully, not set to a track from "Ferrante and Teicher Play 'Arpeggios for Dummies'" like every second program at the test skate. One of the highlights was Moskvina skating on in the middle to demonstrate.